With their NCAA Tournament hopes still hanging in the balance, the Texas Longhorns came up short to the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament.

Texas’ first SEC Tournament appearance had its moments, with wins over Texas A&M and Oklahoma marking a successful debut. But the Longhorns’ run ended Friday in an 83-72 loss to No. 8 Tennessee in the quarterfinals.

Texas has seven Quad 1 wins and took two victories in SEC tournament but Longhorns remain on NCAA bubble after slow start to season.

Former Texas Longhorns head coach Rick Barnes is vouching for his former team to make it to the NCAA Tournament. The Tennessee Volunteers head coach said Friday after an 83-72 win over Texas in the SEC Tournament that there's "no doubt" the Longhorns have earned an at-large bid to March Madness.

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Rodney Terry's team is playing its best basketball of the season and Thursday's win over Texas A&M keeps Longhorns in NCAA mix.

Here's how to watch the Texas Longhorns take on the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament. A Texas win should get it into the NCAA Tournament.

The manhandling of Missouri was the first of five wins for Texas in the 1986 NCAA tournament. With a 97-81 win over USC on March 30, Texas secured its first national championship. Texas also became the NCAA's first undefeated champion in women's basketball.

A man that is likely fighting to keep his job, Texas Longhorns head coach Rodney Terry gave solid reasoning Thursday afternoon why he should continue to lead the Longhorns' men's hoops team. Terry and the Longhorns outlasted an all-out war against Buzz Williams and the Texas A&M Aggies in the second round of the SEC Tournament,

Texas basketball head coach Rodney Terry made a definitive statement to the selection committee after his team’s massive win over No. 14 Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament. The Longhorns’ head coach has been on a crusade to get his team into the NCAA Tournament over the past few days.